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Former Bayern Munich coach Ottmar Hitzfeld feels it would make sense if Pep Guardiola were to sign a one-year extension with the Bundesliga champions.

Guardiola s existing deal with Bayern is due to expire at the end of the 2015-16 campaign and he recently re-iterated that he is in no rush to make a decision on his long-term future.

Hitzfeld has advised the former Barcelona coach to sign a new contract until June 2017, though, as both parties would benefit from such an agreement.

A one-year extension would be a good solution for both Bayern and Guardiola, Hitzfeld told Bild.

A one-year deal would not work when a coach just arrives at a club, but it would make sense after three years.

Guardiola has rebuilt the team at Bayern and is nearly done d…

Borussia Dortmund ended Bayern Munich s unbeaten start to the league campaign with a 1-0 Der Klassiker victory courtesy of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang s first-half goal.

The hosts, who had not triumphed over their fierce rivals in the league since 2014, ignited their Bundesliga title hopes with a gritty display at Signal Iduna Park, where they spent long spells on the back foot en route to a 27th home league match without defeat.

Thomas Tuchel s men rode their luck at times and were ultimately indebted to Aubameyang s close-range 11th-minute finish, which brought them to within three points of their visitors.

It is RB Leipzig – 3-2 winners over Bayer Leverkusen on Friday – who lead the way, but Bayern will wonder how they did not at least claim a draw on S…

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In a showdown that could see a host of chances at both ends of the pitch this weekend, Bayer Leverkusen will welcome Borussia Dortmund to the BayArena on Saturday afternoon.

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Starting with the hosts, while Bayer Leverkusen might have been disappointed to have only opened the 2021/22 campaign with a 1-1 draw away at Union Berlin, it appears that was just a minor blip for Die Werkself. Making the decision to appoint new boss Gerardo Seoane over the summer, they were last seen heading into the international break a fortnight ago enjoying a real purple patch. Once again securing themselves another European finish last season, the one-time Young Boys manager has seen his side collect seven points from their opening three B…

Diogo Dalot insists Portugal s approach in their final Nations League Group A2 game against Spain will not be any different after rising to the top of the table.

A comfortable 4-0 victory over the Czech Republic in Prague, where the Manchester United full-back scored a brace, came alongside a surprising 2-1 defeat for Spain against Switzerland.

Those results set up a decisive match between Portugal and Spain on Tuesday in Braga, where the hosts know avoiding defeat will secure a spot in next year s Finals tournament.

Despite now finding themselves in pole position, Dalot says the outlook ahead of the game has not changed.

Our thinking will be the same, whether Spain had won or our result [had been different]. We re going to Braga to win, he said.